Thesaurus results for HELMET

helmet

noun

Definition of helmet

as in hood

a hard covering that is worn to protect your head

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Recent Examples of helmet Prince William had a rare casual moment while go-karting in July 1988 at Buckmore Park Playscape, captured in a portrait of him grinning while holding his helmet. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026 There are asides about how the helmet communication receivers don’t always work. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Class 3 bikes can reach a maximum speed of 28 mph, and riders must be at least 16 years old and wear a helmet. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Paul Flack, dressed in a kayaker’s helmet and a Team USA shirt, told me. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for helmet

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Noun

Prices will start at 90 euros for a hood and other accessories in the capsule and go up to 450 euros for the charcoal wool coat.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
What’s concerning is that, from a team perspective, nothing under the hood suggests the poor results are flukey.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of hood

Noun

Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.

— Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Many Jews are increasingly avoiding visible signs of their identity, such as wearing a Star of David or a kippah, or Jewish skullcap, amid fears of harassment.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2026

Definition of skullcap

Noun

Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026

Definition of bonnet

Noun

Wigs can feel tight and hot, so Heerdt said a silk scarf or turban can be a stylish replacement.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 July 2026
The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

Definition of turban

Noun

The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

Definition of casque

Noun

Lopez proved that a straw hat is an easy way to make a statement while blocking out the sun, and Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner recently put their own twists on the practical summer accessory, too.

— Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
With a surreal visual language that hat-tips everyone from Jacques Tati to Michael Haneke and the filmmaker’s longtime mentor Jia Zhangke, the film is a striking, startling class critique based on Manuel’s own Silver Bear-winning 2020 short film.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of hat

Noun

Waving a Mexican flag with a vaquero sombrero on, El Malilla made history at Coachella last year as the first reggaeton Mexa act on the lineup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of sombrero

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